Completed and attempted suicide in Ilam, Iran (1995-2002): Incidence and associated factors

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-126

  Janghorbani, Mohsen ^a   Sharifirad, Gholamreza ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attempted suicide; Complete suicide; Epidemiology; Iran; Parasuicide

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 18144408369     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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